The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-09

about three fourths of the senate
and nearly two thirds of the house.
Some Old People of Pope Coun-
ty.
The Russellville correspondent of
the Little Rock Gazette furnishes
the following Interesting data con-
corning three OF our we'll known cit
liens who are full Of years and hon
ors:
MR.. JOHN T. TORRANCE
OF this place, was born in North
Carolina in the year 1903, and moved
to Arkansas in 1851 and mas lived
here since the latter year. He is
now 81 years Of age and has not suf-
fered days sickness in thirty five
years. He is a tanner by trade and
carried on the business from the
time he located here until the close
of the war. He is still well preserv
ed and gets about without the use OF
cane or any kind of support. He
says he has a walking cane, but he
can never think to take IL along
when he leaves home. He is a
member of the Cumberland Presby
terrain church, and is a wldower.
He has four living children and five
are dead. He says he has so many
grandchildren and great grandchil
dren he can't begin to enumerare
them.
COL. CALEB DAVIS
was born in Rutherford county, Ten
nessee, in 1907, and his father NOV
ed to New Madrid, Mo-, In 1909.
Col Davis has distinct recollection
of the earthquake in 1912. He NOV
ed to Pope county in 1885 and built
the first house ever erected in Gum
Log valley. He has lived on the
same farm ever since.~ When he
first came to Arkansas Ola Dwight
mission was the only postoffice in
Pope county, and as letter postage
was 25c an ounce there we're not very
many letters written in those days.
| Col. Davis served IN the Mexican
war, and ct the breaking out of the
last war he raised company and
went from this county He was in
ten battles and smelt gunpowder in
sixty one engagements, including
the seige of Vicksburg. At the sur
ender of Vicksburg he commanded
brigade. He is farmer by occu
patton and although past so years
Of age, cultivated crop during the
present year. His wife is two
months Younger than himself and
reads without the aid of glasses.
They have four living children and
five are dead, and have large mum
Der of grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Col. Davis has been
member of the Methodist church
for sixty I've years, and has been
superintendent Of Sunday school
during the last forty seven years.
/ MRS. SUSAN II. NORRIS
was born in Elizabethtowl, N. j. in
1892, and moved from Philadelphia
to Arkansas in 1887. Her husband
built the first house at Norristown,
which subsequently came very near
being selected for the location Of
the state capital. Mrs. Norris has
been widow for thirty years, and
has resided In Pope county since
she first settled in Arkansas. She
had two children, neither of them
are living; but has several grand
children and great-grandchildren.
She is q member of the old school
Presbyterian church. and is still in
the enjoyment OF good health, and
her mind remains nnimpaired. She
is able to go about the neighborhood
without any trouble, and visits
around as she did fifty years ago.
When Cleveland was elected prosi-
dent she expressed a desire to live
until after his Inauguration, both OF
them having been born In the same
state. Her wish was not only graft
fed, but she bids fair to outlive the